Unmasking Billionaire Influence in SF Politics

Why is there SO much money flowing through SF politics and what effect is it having? 

Come and find out in person Tuesday 9/15 (Zoom link also available) about the handful of tech and real estate oligarchs leaving a trail of dark money through our political system. The Phoenix Project will share the results of their investigations in a one-hour presentation held in STEAM 104 at 2:30 today – Tuesday, 9/15. Also on Zoom. Students, faculty, classified and community members are all welcome.  

Unmasking Billionaire Influence in SF Politics 

• All CCSF students, faculty, classified and community are invited
• Tuesday, 9/15, 2:30 – 3:30 PM
• In-person, Ocean Campus, STEAM 104 and via Zoom hybrid link

Presented by Keane Chukwuneta, Phoenix Project Secretary and AFT 2121 member, and Jeremy Mack, Phoenix Project Executive Director.

Since 2020, a network of political pressure groups, funded by a handful of conservative tech and real estate billionaires, are spending millions to move San Francisco to the right. Their lavish spending furthers an agenda that benefits the wealthy and large corporations at the expense of working San Franciscans. As the project’s website describes, “They hide behind feel-good names like GrowSF, the Abundance Network and Neighbors for a Better San Francisco…. To further enrich the already wealthy, they are willing to sacrifice government funding for essential services like public transportation and schools.”

Delegate Assembly meets right after: Tuesday, 9/15, 3:30-5PM

Wonder what is happening in bargaining? Want more information about endorsed candidates and causes? Want to know concrete steps YOU can take to get a strong contract? All this and more will be discussed in our September Delegate Assembly, open to all members. Join the conversation. Here is the agenda – join the conversations in person in room STEAM 104 or with Zoom hybrid link.

Bonus Sept COPE meeting, Tues 9/22, 2PM

The political season is indeed upon us, and we have a quick second COPE meeting this month. COPE is your union Committee on Political Education. AFT 2121 members are invited to attend, share, listen, express, reflect and decide on key matters of import to educators, our students and our community. 

When: Tuesday, 9/22/26, 2-2:30 PM

Meeting link: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81016718065 

Agenda: COPE agenda here.